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Julius Caesar
Characterization – pre-reading…
Directions: Read the quotations about the characters listed below. The quotations will either be said about
the character or by the character. From the quotations, write a description of the character in your own
words (good and bad opinions of the characters are listed below). What can you tell about the person
speaking about Caesar and Brutus? Describe these people as well.
Character
Julius Caesar
Quote
What this tells me about the
character…
 “We make holiday to see Caesar and ex: he’s important enough that
to rejoice in his triumph.” (Cobbler, people are welcoming him home
1.1)
 “These growing feathers plucked
from Caesar‟s wing/Will make him
fly an ordinary pitch,/Who else would
soar above the view of men/And keep
us all in servile fearfulness.” (Flavius,
1.1)
 “When Caesar says „Do this,‟ it is
performed.” (Antony, 1.2)
 “I do fear the people/Choose Caesar
for their king.” (Brutus, 1.2)
 “Caesar cried „Help me, Cassius, or I
sink!” (Cassius, 1.2)
 “this man/ Is now become a god,”
(Cassius, 1.2)
 “He had a fever when he was in
Spain,/And when the fit was on him,
I did mark/How he did shake.”
(Cassius, 1.2)
 “It doth amaze me/A man of such a
feeble temper should/So get the start
of the majestic world” (Cassius 1.2)
 “He doth bestride the…world/ Like a
Colossus, and we…/Walk under his
huge legs…/To find ourselves
dishonorable graves.” (Cassius, 1.2)
 “there was a crown offered him,”
(Casca, 1.2)
 “he hath the falling sickness.”
(Brutus, 1.2)
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 “a man…/That thunders, lightens,
opens graves, and roars” (Cassius,
1.3)
Marcus Brutus
 “I am not gamesome.” (Brutus, 1.2)
 “Vexèd I am/Of late with passions of
some difference,” (Brutus, 1.2)
 “poor Brutus, with himself at
war,/Forgets the shows of love to
other men.” (Brutus, 1.2)
 “I love/ The name of honor more
than I fear death.” (Brutus, 1.2)
 “I know that virtue to be in you,
Brutus,” (Cassius, 1.2)
 “‟Brutus‟ will start a spirit as soon
as „Caesar.‟” (Cassius, 1.2)
 “Brutus had rather be a villager/
Than to repute himself a son of
Rome/ Under these hard conditions
as this time” (Brutus, 1.2)
 “Brutus, thou art noble.” (Cassius,
1.2)
ex: he doesn’t like kidding around
Overall, after taking a look at both of these characters, what conclusions have you drawn about each?
 Julius Caesar:
 Marcus Brutus:
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